Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.

It is impossible to know the whole depth of someone’s character from a single moment, but seeing how they respond to the unexpected is a great start.

I say that habit's but a long practice, friend, And this becomes men's nature in the end

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the greatest bearing on excellence of character.